Singapore sovereign AI programme
Singapore had 3 systems in operation by Oct 2024, the largest of 1,536 accelerators.
National AI Strategy 2.0, 2023–2030; the record also covers AISG and NSCC Sovereign Compute
Tracked accelerators, as of 25 Oct 2024
Systems
Three hardware records. Each is run by NSCC.
Funding
Amounts cover different activities and periods, so they are not added.
One component is named in the programme’s sources without an amount.
The components with an amount sum to $948M against the $744M announced, leaving $204M more than the announced amount.
Money on record
Its sources give a headline amount of ~$744M (2024 National AI Strategy 2.0 funding), also recorded as government funding and ~$204M committed (NRF grant for NSCC infrastructure, research access and skills).
The government’s budget documents state an announced budget of more than 1 billion SGD, 60 months from 2024.
Chips and rules
- Accelerators
- NVIDIA’s accelerators are in all three of its systems.Chip makers’ product pages
- Fabrication
- TSMC fabricates the Hopper parts that two of its systems name.Chip makers’ product pages
- US export rules
- Singapore is in Country Group A:6, outside the groups where exporting advanced AI chips needs a licence from the US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, 29 Oct 2026
- Scrutica’s rating
- Scrutica rates the programme’s dependence on NVIDIA hardware and on US technology high, on a scale of none, low, medium and high.A qualitative assessment of the programme’s chips, partners and supplier relationships, as none, low, medium or high
Partners
6 partners by procurement stage and 4 more named in the programme’s sources.
- In service, 1
- NVIDIA
- Awarded, 1
- National Research Foundation Singapore
- Selected, 4
- Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Google Cloud, Oracle
- Named in sources
- NRF, NSCC Singapore, MDDI, AISG
Related pages
Sources
12 sources
- NSCC ASPIRE 2B specification: 1,536 NVIDIA H200 GPUs: https://www.nscc.sg/aspire-2b/
- NSCC, 8 June 2026: ASPIRE 2B launch: https://www.nscc.sg/portfolio/item/nscc-singapore-launches-next-generation-supercomputer-aspire-2b/
- NSCC allocation notice updated 29 June 2026: ASPIRE 2B included in July 2026 resource allocations: https://help.nscc.sg/aspire2a/nscc-call-for-project/
- NSCC, 25 October 2024: ASPIRE 2A/2A+ launch, 352 A100 and 320 H100 GPUs; S$270M infrastructure and skills grant: https://www.nscc.sg/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Embargoed-till-25-Oct-2024-4pm-Media-Release-for-NSCCs-ASPIRE-2A-2A-Launch.pdf
- MDDI, 24 January 2026: additional National AI R&D Plan funding of more than S$1B for 2025–2030: https://www.mddi.gov.sg/newsroom/singapore-invests-over-s-1-billion-in-national-ai-research-and-development-plan-to-strengthen-ai-research-capabilities-and-our-position-as-global-ai-hub/
- DISG Enterprise Compute Initiative: up to S$150M programme with cloud credits/tools and consultancy support: https://www.disg.gov.sg/enterprise-compute-initiative/
- IMDA, 30 May 2024: roadmap target of at least 300 MW additional data-centre capacity: https://www.imda.gov.sg/resources/press-releases-factsheets-and-speeches/factsheets/2024/charting-green-growth-for-data-centres-in-sg
- NSCC S$270M boost announcement: https://www.hpcwire.com/off-the-wire/singapore-national-supercomputing-infrastructure-gets-270m-boost-for-hpc-capabilities-and-talent-development/
- PMO Singapore official: DPM Heng Swee Keat speech, S$270M announcement: https://www.pmo.gov.sg/newsroom/dpm-heng-swee-keat-at-the-launch-of-the-national-supercomputing-centre-singapore/
- Smart Nation Singapore: NAS 2.0 overview: https://www.smartnation.gov.sg/initiatives/national-ai-strategy/
- DISG Enterprise Compute Initiative provider offers: cloud credits, training and technical support; checked 8 September 2026: https://www.disg.gov.sg/cloud-service-providers/
- Computer Weekly, 19 February 2024: S$1B five-year NAS 2.0 package reported as US$744M; this predates the January 2026 R&D plan: https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366570312/Singapore-to-invest-S1bn-in-AI-over-five-years
Data
How the figures were made
Operating compute / delivered hardware. Reported operational or delivered: 320 NVIDIA H100 SXM5 (physical hardware); 352 NVIDIA A100 (physical hardware); 1,536 NVIDIA H200 (physical hardware). The stage is assigned from reported hardware status, disbursements and commitments.
NSCC launched ASPIRE 2A and 2A+ in October 2024, with 352 A100 and 320 H100 GPUs respectively. ASPIRE 2B launched in June 2026 with 1,536 H200 GPUs; NSCC included it in July resource allocations. The S$270 million grant supports computing infrastructure, research access and skills. Singapore's January 2026 National AI R&D Plan commits more than S$1 billion for 2025–2030. The Enterprise Compute Initiative provides cloud and consultancy support. IMDA's 2024 roadmap targets at least 300 MW of additional data-centre capacity.
Caveats on this record, 5
- The S$270M grant covers infrastructure, research access and skills. Its announcement gives no disbursement figure.
- The 2024 five-year AI package totals S$1B, reported as approximately US$744M by Computer Weekly on 19 February 2024. The January 2026 National AI R&D Plan adds more than S$1B for 2025–2030. Their funding periods overlap; the announcements do not itemise the NSCC grant’s relationship to both packages.
- The NVIDIA partner allocation retains the 2024 ASPIRE 2A/2A+ scope: 672 GPUs. The programme hardware entries also include ASPIRE 2B.
- IMDA’s 300 MW figure is the additional-capacity target in its May 2024 roadmap; the cited statement does not establish an allocation.
- The committed dollar figure converts the S$270M grant at 1.3206 Singapore dollars per US dollar on 25 October 2024, the announcement’s date, from the Federal Reserve’s H.10 series distributed by FRED. The announced figure is Computer Weekly’s own US$744M, so this record carries no single conversion rate.
Identifiers
- Scrutica ID
- sovereign-sg
- Country code
- SG
- Name in the record
- Singapore: National AI Strategy 2.0 / AISG / NSCC Sovereign Compute